Carbon Steel Cookware

The Made In 8-inch Seasoned Carbon Steel Frying Pan is the small, quick-heating pan for cooking one portion well. It brings the searing ability and heat retention of carbon steel to tasks a larger pan handles poorly: a single egg, a handful of scallops, a pan of toasted nuts or whole spices. At this size, carbon steel comes up to temperature quickly on any burner, and the pan is light enough to swirl, toss, and pour from one hand. It also packs easily for the grill or a camping trip.
Why It PerformsSeasoned at the factory: Made In applies the first two coats of seasoning, a blend of shea nut oil and coconut oil, before the pan ships. Those coats are the most difficult to build at home, so the pan cooks well from its first use and develops a darker, slicker patina over time.Stamped from one disc of steel: The body is a single piece of stamped carbon steel, with no coating to chip or wear away. Made In rates it at roughly half the weight of cast iron, which at this size makes one-handed tossing and pouring easy.Concentrated heat: A small floor over a standard burner heats evenly and quickly, which suits short, hot tasks such as blistering peppers or searing a single portion of fish.Sloped walls: The flared sides make it easy to toss food, baste with butter, and slide an egg onto a plate.Hollow Stay Cool Handle: The hollow handle slows the transfer of heat and remains comfortable to grip during stovetop cooking.
What It Does BestFried eggs and omelets for one, once the seasoning has maturedToasting nuts, seeds, and whole spicesSearing scallops, a small fish fillet, or a single chopBlistering shishito peppers and charring small vegetablesCooking over a camp stove, grill, or campfire
Choosing the Right Made In PanFor two portions, the Made In 10-inch Seasoned Carbon Steel Frying Pan is the everyday size; the Made In 12-inch Seasoned Carbon Steel Frying Pan handles family-size batches. Cooks who want eggs to release from the first day, without building seasoning, should compare the Made In 8-inch ProCoat Non-Stick Fry Pan or the Made In 8-inch CeramiClad Non-Stick Frying Pan. Learn More

Breakfast cooks buy this size. At 7.875 inches across, it holds two eggs or a one-person omelet with enough room to work a spatula underneath, and it is small enough to keep on the stove all morning.It also suits the first step of many recipes, such as blooming whole spices in oil or softening a minced shallot before it goes into a sauce. Black steel responds quickly to the burner, and the more it is cooked in, the more easily eggs release from the seasoned surface.Paderno rivets the handle to the pan wall. Bakers who want to take carbon steel into the oven are better served by the welded handles on Matfer Bourgeat black steel pans. On the stovetop, the Paderno line does the same work and costs less than Matfer or Made In.Other SizesGo down to the 7.125-inch for spices and butter alone, or up to the 9.5-inch, 12.5-inch or 14.125-inch for full meals. Learn More